Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sheila Hamanaka
16 Total Book Awards
In Search of the Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2000
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2000
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2000
On the Wings of Peace: Writers and Illustrators Speak Out for Peace, in Memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism and Renewal (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Class President (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Grandparents Song (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
The Hokey Pokey (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
I Look Like a Girl (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Sofie's Role (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
A Visit to Amy-Claire (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992